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Welcome to Ogburn Crossroads ...

Ogburn Crossroads is located in Johnston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ogburn Crossroads: Ogburn Xrds.

Ogburn Crossroads is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ogburn Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ogburn Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Ogburn Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogburn Crossroads.

  • Raleigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knightdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ogburn Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogburn Crossroads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogburn Crossroads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogburn Crossroads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogburn Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Ogburn Crossroads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogburn Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Ogburn Crossroads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ogburn Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ogburn Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogburn Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Ogburn Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Ogburn Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.